When Jimmie Johnson sat in victory lane last week on the rooftop of a building in the Bristol infield, he heard Kurt Busch’s postrace interview boom over the track’s public address system.
Jimmie Johnson Knows He’s In Opponents’ Heads
Busch was upset that he – and everyone else – had just lost to Johnson. Again. Anybody but the 48, Busch said.
In victory lane, Johnson smiled.
“I’ve always wanted to be that guy that frustrated the field, frustrated the garage area,” Johnson said. “I was fortunate enough to watch [Dale] Earnhardt do that during his run and [Jeff] Gordon during his. And you ask any driver in the garage area: They want to be in my shoes.”
Almost every driver that came into the media center at Martinsville on Friday was asked about Johnson being in their heads.
Most brushed off the suggestion. As for Johnson?
“Just in [Kurt’s] comment alone? Absolutely, we’re in his head,” Johnson said. “Maybe not everyone’s – everybody deals with things differently.
“But if you go through and read any press remarks or interviews, if someone talks that they’re not worried about us, it’s already in there, which is great.”
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